Feb 03 2016 Drug Screening Makes Its Way to Frat Row in Alabama
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Jan 25 2016 3 Situations That Call for Verification Services
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Trust your applicants, but verify nonetheless. The background check is a useful tool for finding the right applicant for a job. But your standard background check won't find absolutely everything about an applicant, and you can't check absolutely everything they put on a job application. In addition...
Jan 22 2016 What is ‘Ban the Box’?
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The box is as much mental as legal. Background checks are increasingly central to the hiring process, but not everyone is happy about that. Among them are protesters rallying around a specific cry: "Ban the box." What does this mean, for employers and for applicants? What Is...
Jan 19 2016 Can I Consider Arrest Records When Making a Hiring Decision?
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An interview should be more than a criminal record. When running a thorough background check, you might find an applicant has an arrest record. Reasonably, this is a point of concern. But is it such a strong one that you shouldn't hire the applicant at all?...
Jan 19 2016 What are the FCRA Requirements for an Employer?
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Be the best employer you can be. When you first start researching an employee background check system, one of the first laws you'll see mentioned is the Fair Credit Reporting Act, or FCRA. But what is this law? What does it have to do with background...
Jan 16 2016 How Do I Run an Advanced Background Check?
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Jan 06 2016 For Uber, Background Checks are Vital
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Who's driving you? Uber has revolutionized the taxi industry with its innovative model of hiring drivers that use their own cars and Uber's system to work when they want and keep vehicles near major business centers. But with that model comes risk, and for Uber and...
Dec 24 2015 New York City Passes Fair Chance Act
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The FAIR CHANCE ACT makes it illegal for most employers in New York City to ask about the criminal record of job applicants before making a job offer. This means ads, applications, and interview questions cannot include inquiries into an applicant's criminal record. This allows...
Dec 22 2015 What’s Involved with a Sex Offender Registry Search?
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Do you know who's spent time in jail? Checking the background of your employees is often crucial to the health and safety of your business. But for some roles in particular, checking the sex offender registries can help you find and eliminate unsuitable employees and better...
Dec 15 2015 Is there Such a Thing as a ‘Certified’ Background Check?
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Background checks insure you have the right employee. Running a background check of your employees is important, but equally important is to trust the check you're running. So how do you judge the quality of a background check? Background Checks And Certifications It's fairly common to ask if...